LICSPA 2025 Annual Conference
Join us on November 14, 2025 at SUNY Old Westbury! A conference focused on student affairs professionals by student affairs professionals. Thank you to SUNY Old Westbury’s leadership team for partnering with us to create our 2025 Conference!
Conference Schedule
Time Tracks Session Room/Location
8:15 AM - 3:00 PM Check-In Student Union
8:15 AM - 9:20 AM Breakfast Panthers Pad/Multipurpose Rooms A and B
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM Welcome Ceremony | Opening Remarks Recital Hall
9:50 AM - 10:25 AM Welcome Ceremony | Keynote Recital Hall
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM Welcome Ceremony | Closing Remarks Recital Hall
10:40 AM - 11:25 AM Breakout Session 1 Culture Cataylst: Library Room 139
Using Orientation to Drive Leadership, Belonging, & Gen Z Engagement
10:40 AM - 11:25 AM Breakout Session 1 Hope, Well-being, and Higher Education Library Room 140
10:40 AM - 11:25 AM Breakout Session 1 Actualizing Your Voice: Publishing for Practitioners Library Room 312
10:40 AM - 11:25 AM Breakout Session 1 Guiding with Intention: Supervision as a Learning Space. Library Room 313
10:40 AM - 11:25 AM Breakout Session 1 Beyond the Gut Feeling: Library Room 316
Implementing Inclusive Interviewer Training for Large-Scale Recruitment Practices
10:40 AM - 11:25 AM Breakout Session 1 From Concern to Connection: Library Room 322
Supporting Students Through Dialogue and Presence
10:40 AM - 11:25 AM Breakout Session 1 Voices In/visible: SCCC Collaborations to. Multipurpose Room C
Protect Immigrant and Undocumented Students’ Academic, Emotional, and Physical Wellbeing
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM. Snack Break Panthers Pad/Multipurpose Rooms A and B
12:10 PM - 12:55 PM Breakout Session 2 Building Welcoming Spaces for the Neurodivergent Community. Library Room 139
12:10 PM - 12:55 PM Breakout Session 2 Students Step Up: Library Room 140
Engaging Students in Tough Topics with Pop Culture, Purpose, and Prevention
12:10 PM - 12:55 PM Breakout Session 2 From Dorms to Doorsteps: Welcoming Families into Campus Life. Library Room 312
12:10 PM - 12:55 PM Breakout Session 2 The Hidden Curriculum of Leadership: Library Room 313
How Professional Presence Teaches Students to Lead
12:10 PM - 12:55 PM Breakout Session 2 Innovation Requires Community:
Reimagining Collaboration in the First Year Experience Library Room 316
12:10 PM - 12:55 PM Breakout Session 2 Wellness & Burnout Prevention Library Room 322
12:10 PM - 12:55 PM Breakout Session 2 From Sanction to Support: Multipurpose Room C
Building a Better Path Back Through The Return to Columbia Program
1:10 PM - 2:20 PM. Lunch Panthers Pad/Multipurpose Rooms A and B
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Awards Presentation & Raffles Recital Hall
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Happy Hour TBD
2024 Conference Committee
Logistics Subcommittee:
Chair: Mich Ferraino, Hofstra University
James Parise, Long Island University
Nick Savva, Long Island University
Marketing & Communications Subcommittee:
Chair: Ashley Reji, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine
Rosanna Cuttone, Stony Brook University
Jared Martino, Vaughn College
Registration Subcommittee:
Chair: Tiffany Martino, Hofstra University
Mansoor Khan, St. John’s University
Brielle Levenberg-Macaluso, Stony Brook University
Sponsorships Subcommittee:
Chair: Steph Strippoli-Adams, SUNY Old Westbury
Jesika Lento, Stony Brook University
Conference Chair:
Joseph Vernace, Long Island University
Assessment Subcommittee:
Chair: Kupenda Palmer, Stony Brook University
John Obi, Stony Brook University
Dylan Rehman, Stony Brook University
Awards Subcommittee:
Chair: Adeline Mucci, Nassau Community College
Katherine De Marinis, Stony Brook University
Aneil Persaud, Stony Brook University
Conference Sessions Subcommittee:
Chair: Kirwin Seger, Hofstra University
Jessica Caliendo, Stony Brook University
Sydney Damiani, Stony Brook University